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Reviews by mdcrouser:

Pours absolutely bottle-brown - like molten liquid glass pouring into the pint glass. It settles in as lightish black, with very little head.

A good malty stout, but with obvious overtones of the bourbon within - smoothly toasted alcohol.

Said alcohol jumps up in your mouth and lashes your tongue with over-powering bourbon. The stout becomes very much secondary, even tertiary, as the bourbon is big enough to take the first two spots - that's nearly all I'm getting. What else exists back there is lightly toasted, but difficult to find.

Like woody bourbon in the mouth, with additional carbonation and toasted undertones.

In terms of overall drinkability, if you enjoy bourbon, you'll love it. Personally, I'm not a fan, which explains my impression of this beer.

More User Reviews:

A - Poured into pint glass. Pours pitch black with a two-finger tan head that's slow to fade. Of concern is there's a TON of sediment in the beer, very slow to settle. Here's hoping it won't kill ya.

S - Boozy accord, a very good whiskey note alongside some hoppy bitterness that comes to the forefront when swirled. Coffee notes are present, overall the smell is quite creamy. Very strong aroma honestly.

T - Tastes like...well, tastes like a stout. Has a woody taste presumably imparted by the barrel-aging. Quite a bit of complexity to the brew thanks to the bourbon flavor. Not something I'm going to reach for very often but I do respect it for what it is.

M - Lingering hop bitterness in the aftertaste. Has a burn in the back of the mouth that could be the bourbon aging or could just be the high ABV. Carbonation is a bit high. Body is a bit weak for a stout.

D/O - Goes down smooth and the bourbon is a nice touch. I'm finding that I'm a bit on the outs with stouts so I'm trying to be objective here. Given the high ABV a session of these would likely take you out of commission for a while.

Pours dark and inky, but not thick or syrupy. Two finger cocoa shaded head has modest retention and leaves some sheets and spotty patches of lace.

Aroma is very subdued, especially before it warms to room temperature. Oak notes dominate, with hints of chocolate and charcoal.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, a bit chalky from the oak barrel, with a strong moderate carbonation.

Taste has some mild roasty notes with a burnt charcoal influence. Maybe a hint of bourbon, but the bourbon is largely missing in action here. No hint of the big alcohol. Becomes thinner as it warms, becoming more like a brown ale than a stout. Some earthy hops here and there.

This one doesn't come across as an imperial or double stout. Barely stoutlike at all. Decent enough, but very understated.

Drinkability: I like this and the sweet aftertaste that lingers is amazing. I noticed the alcohol, but the taste was pleasant and not overpowering. I would have several if not for the high abv. I really like this brew

Thanks to Tiley4 for this brew in a trade. Cheers. Thin head. Black as my heart. Big smell of vanilla. Taste is mostly of malt and the rich vanilla with the sweetness of the bourbon. Mouthfeel is smooth & this is as drinkable as anything aged in bourbon. Not as thick as most beers of this style. A nice beer & my first from this brewery.

A nice mix of dirty malts with dark chocolate and oak barrel tones with vanilla and oak. Appears a dark black hue with a nice mocha tan head forming thick and leaving fine lacing down the sides of my glass without a problem. Aromatics offer up the barrel aging effects namingly charred oak, vanilla, and some booze especially some whiskey notes. Creamy dark chocolate in the flavor with all of those oak barrel effects going on that I mentioned above, not the most complex or cohesive effort I've tried but this one is acceptable and damn drinkable. Mouthfeel is medium bodied softly carbonated keep watching for other beers from these guys they were always a hoot in the past. Drinkability is solid no complaints do not return to sender.

Appearance - Dark! Barely any light comes though. Pours a light brown head with medium retention and excellent sticky lacing that refuses to fade away and puts up a fight before finally dissipating.

Smell - Typical slight burnt smell that comes with a stout along with hints of bourbon.

Taste - Burnt woody taste with hints of bourbon. Its a stout with bourbon that is well balanced and neither one over powers the other and last throughout from start to finish. The 8.5% alcohol is very well hidden but aparent with the slight buzz I get from just one bottle.

Mouthfeel - Good presence and the right amount of carbonization.

Drinkability - Deceptively smooth! Careful with this one. It goes down very easy and is a pleasure to drink. If Im in the mood for a stout that is not too complex then this is what I will reach for.

T/M: Dominated by bourbon. To its credit, it has the most authentic bourbon taste froma beer that I've had. Sweet malts but on the bland side. Body is medium or so but feels thinner, like bourbon. Low carbonation.

good thick creamy dark tan head fades slowly thick black color hints if brown around the edges. Good carbonation is visibly present.

chocolate, coffee, vanilla just a hint of boubon smells great

Solid stout with a nice bourban layer over the top Roast malts contribute the choclate and cofee from the nose, the bouban gives it the vanilla and the brewer gave it one of the smoothest blends I have enjoyed lately.

Not as heavy as I was expecting, in a good way smooth slick balanced

Very drinkable, I really dig this beer, I should have bought more!! It is really good.

Taste: Creamy, tastes like a chocolate stout with a sweetness that is appetizing from the bourbon barrel aging. A great chocolate taste. I'm not sure if they meant for that, but man this is tasty! It's high alcohol but doesn't taste like it. The sweetness from the bourbon complements the stout very nicely.

Mouthfeel: Medium body, not too thick. Lightly carbonated. Surprising for a stout of this nature but it still stays on the tongue with a nice aftertaste. Exactly like a cholate milkshake.

Drinkability: Outstanding. A very unique beer with a fabulous flavor! In fact it just 'reserved' itself a place in my fridge beside Newkie Broon, and St. Bernardus while I watch WVU rule this football season, what a great combo.

APPERANCE 4.0-looked very tasty. had all the attributes of what a bourbon barrel stout should look like. the pour said alot about the beer including a major drawback which i felt took away from the beer and that is the amount of carbonation i could see and later feel/taste.

SMELL 5.0-a very delicious smell came from this beer. you can smell a varitey of smells ranging from oak,chocolate,vanilla,bourbon,cocoa. oh only if this beer tasted as well as it smelled :(

TASTE 2.5- the reason i gave this beer such a low rating on taste was how not tasty it was. as soon as i took my first drink i felt like i just wasted 10.50 on this 4-pack. it was very carbonated and taste like they made a great batch of beer than decieded to make profit by making have the bottle with water. just did not taste like a mans beer.

MOUTHFEEL 2.5- once again i would have to give this another 2.5 rating because even thought i knew i was drinking beer my mouth was telling me what a fizzy interesting soda this is. very fizzy in your mouth. could taste the flavors but could not get past the carbonation.

DRINKABILITY 2.5- overall i would have to say that is a little under average for the drink factor. the 8.5% ABV does sneak up on u though. once again i would have to bring in the fizz and watery taste in this beer.

Pours almost black with just a hint of deep mahogany red to the liquid that no light gets through with a nice half finger of tan bubbles that leave a mass of sticky lace in their wake.

Aromas of roasted sweet amber malt and tons of bourbon and oak. Absolutely love that bourbon and oak.

Taste is more of the same. The toasted amber malt doesn't really give way to sweetness (which is a good thing) but melts into the bourbon and oak notes very smoothly. Everything seems to become mellow and smooth and very well blended.

Mouthfeel is only slightly thin and that's the only disappointment I have here with this beer.

Aftertaste is clean and allows you to ready yourself for the next sip.

Pours a jet black with a pretty big tan head that leaves decent lacing. The smell has dark fruit,alcohol, and a woody oak barrel aroma,thu not too strong. The taste has a big chocolate flavor along with dark fruit,alcohol, coffee,carmel, and an oak woodiness. The m/f is light and abit thin,but all the flavors mix well. Not a bad brew,some flaws, but you can do alot worse. Cheers.

Mouthfeel: How can this seem lighter-bodied for its seeming richness and alcohol? Well, it does unless I'm crazy. Rich enough but also light and extremely easy to drink--is it the bourbon doing this, making it lighter in the body? I can't really answer that.

Drinkability: Devastatingly delicious stuff, which I've consumed way too fast. Expensive as hell in bottles (around $4 for each), but I wouldn't mind buying a 4-pack for a treat every now and then, especially since winter's coming. I love barrel aging and have been a fan of the experiment for a while now, and this one certainly doesn't disappoint.

Pours a muddy pitch-dark brown with a small tan head that doesn't last very long.

Huge dusty cocoa smell permeates the aroma, with just a hint of boozy bourbon-ness. Oak woodiness comes out further upon warming. If there are hops here, you wouldn't know it from the smell.

Taste: Now the hops come through, rather strongly, but balanced with a mild whisky essence, a pinch of anise, overripe dark fruit, woody earthiness and plenty of roasted coffee. Quite delicious...been a while since I had a stout, and this was a fine one to return to.

The mouthfeel is as it should be, thick and creamy but not overly so, and not sticky either.

A good sippin' stout. Superbly well-hidden alcohol. Everything in its right place, also exhibiting small bits of its own unique character. Just such a high ABV that you might want to watch yo'self.

Dark tar brown body with the faintest wisp of a lighter brown head.
The nose is fairly closed, with cocoa, roasted grains, caramel, and a fleeting glimpse of Bourbon, which only really appears as it warms to room temperature.
It follows suit, tastewise. A very templatic big stout, with mild roasted coffee, cocoa, and toffee notes. Some traces of buttery vanilla from the oak, but very small amounts of actual Bourbon footprints.
Lowly carbonated, and somewhat flaccid in body. It drinks smaller than it is, because of it's overall lack of oomph.
When the boast is made of the top-shelf Bourbon barrels that the stout is aged in, I expect some of those traits to be manifest, if not pronounced. The underlying stout is not interesting enough in its absence.

A very good stout, like a 1.5X rather than a double, with some thickness and good chocolate with some coffee nicely roasted. A well done minority of bourbon in aroma and taste. Smooth drinker. Absent of head. Above average mouthfeel.Balance and taste, though not the thickest.